Reds eye up Valencia ace Albiol attracting Benitez's interest

Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Spain international Raul Albiol, skysports.com understands.

The Valencia defender is rated amongst the best in La Liga, but money problems at The Mestalla could see them lose a number of their top stars.

And Albiol may be one of the first to depart with a host of clubs checking on his progress.

Real Madrid are long-term admirers of the 24-year-old, who can play in central defence or as a holding midfielder, but Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has now dispatched his scouting network to follow Albiol.

Albiol is currently contracted to Valencia for another two years and has a huge buy-out clause of nearly £50million - although reports in Spain now suggest they could be willing to do a deal at £13million.

Valencia's sporting director Fernando Gomez has admitted the club would have to consider any reasonable offers, and also confirmed they were aware of scouts from Liverpool tracking Albiol.

"Today it is necessary to study each offer that we receive and after that we would decide," he told skysports.com.

"The money situation is complicated at the club, but formally nobody has spoken with us about Abiol.

"But we are aware that the Reds have been scouting around here in recent months."
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Valencia: Emery called for greater concentration

Valencia: Emery called for greater concentration
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Unai Emery's Valencia coach asked his players to focus for ninety minutes to avoid further mistakes in the defensive game against Malaga on Saturday in Mestalla.

"We have emphasized how important it is not only the daily work and the involvement and commitment of every day, but also learn and get the ability to focus on 100% of the time and all we need to raise the level of concentrates" said Emery.

"Knowing that I could be any game played in a time of lack of concentration. And remember the path of the last game at home where the team took him out forward, but we still have to adjust some aspects more defensive but to insist on improving what are doing well, we score goals and make us less, "he insisted.

With regard to Malaga said: "He stuck a very positive change, is playing with much joy. When we played there were not any set goal and were very concerned and now we are going to find a team that many goals, with great capacity to goal and have now gained a confidence that makes them better team. It is two points is a direct rival. "
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